Casablanca Fan Company 54101, 54102 User Manual

30 inches

7 feet

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Table of Contents

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Congratulations on purchasing your new
Casablanca® ceiling fan! It will provide
comfort and performance in your home

or ofce for many years. This installation

and operation manual contains complete
instructions for installing and operating
your fan.

We are proud of our work and appreciate
the opportunity to supply you with the
best ceiling fan available anywhere in the
world.

To register your fan, please visit:

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Save your receipt for proof of purchase.

What to Expect with

Your Installation

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Hanging the Fan

6

Switch Housing

Tools Needed

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Wiring

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7

Ceiling Bracket

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Motor Housing

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Maintenance

& Cleaning

4

8

Preparation

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Blades

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TroubleshootingLight Kit

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What to Expect with Your Installation

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Must be able to
secure the fan to
building structure or
fan-rated outlet box

You may need a
friend to help you.

Check box to see
fan weight

If you are unfamiliar
with wiring, use a

qualied electrician.

Know your wiring

30 inches

from blade tip
to nearest wall
or obstruction

Assess location

7 feet

from bottom

edge of blade

to the oor

Read and Save These Instructions

This product conforms to UL Standard 507.

WARNINGS

w.1 - To reduce the risk of re, electrical shock, or

personal injury, mount fan directly from building

structure and/or an outlet box marked acceptable for
fan support of 70 lbs (31.8 kg) and use the mounting

screws provided with the outlet box.

w.2 - To avoid possible electrical shock, before installing

or servicing your fan, disconnect the power by turning
off the circuit breakers to the outlet box and associated
wall switch location. If you cannot lock the circuit
breakers in the off position, securely fasten a prominent
warning device, such as a tag, to the service panel.

w.3 - To reduce the risk of re, electrical shock, or motor

damage, use only Casablanca Solid State Speed Controls.

w.4 - To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not bend the

blade brackets when installing the blade brackets, balancing
the blades, or cleaning the fan. Do not insert foreign objects
in between rotating fan blades.

CAUTIONS

c.1 - All wiring must be in accordance with national and

local electrical codes ANSI/NFPA 70. If you are unfamiliar
with wiring, use a qualied electrician.

c.2 - Use only Casablanca replacement parts.

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Tools Needed

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Ladder

Screwdrivers

If mounting to a support structure, you will also need these tools.

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Power Drill

(optional)

9/64” Drill Bit

(optional)

Ceiling Bracket

Turn Power

Bumper

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OFF

To avoid possible electrical shock, before installing your fan,

disconnect the power by turning off the circuit breakers to the
outlet box associated with the wall switch location.

Make sure all four bumpers are still attached.

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Use wood screws

(included) when securing

to support structure with
approved electrical outlet

box. Drill 9/64” pilot holes

in support structure to aid
in securing ceiling bracket

with hardware found in

the hardware bag.

Use machine screws

(provided with outlet

box) when securing to

existing ceiling fan-rated

outlet box. Make sure

it is securely installed

and is acceptable for fan

support of 31.8 kg (70 lbs)

or less.

Refer to warning w.1 on pg. 2

Ceiling Bracket (continued)

Preparation

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Time Saver Tip: Get a helper

to insert grommets, found in

the hardware bag, into the

blades while you’re doing the

next couple of steps.

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Hanging the Fan

Ground

Wire

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While holding the wires out of the way, lift

the motor assembly and place the square

hanger into the opening in the ceiling

bracket. Be sure the ground wire attached

to the hanger faces out of the large

opening in the ceiling bracket.

Screw
Hole

Once the motor is in the ceiling

bracket, use the two locking screws

found in the hardware bag to secure

the motor to the ceiling bracket.

Locking

Screw

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Note: Fan style may vary.

Wiring

F

R

O

M

F

A

N

White

(Ungrounded)

Black

Blue

(Grounded)

F

R

O

M

C

E

I

L

I

N

G

(Ungrounded)

Using an orange wire

connector from

the hardware

bag, connect the 3

grounding wires (green,

green/yellow stripe, or

bare copper) coming

from the ceiling, fan,

and hanging bracket.

O

R

F

F

A

M

N

O

R

F

Green/Yellow
Stripe

F

R

O

M

C

M

(Grounding)

Green/Yellow

Stripe

E

I

L

Note: To connect the wires,

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hold the bare metal leads

E

C

I

L

I

N

G

together and place a wire

connector over them, then twist

E

C

I

L

I

M

N

O

R

F

G

clockwise until tight.

(Grounded)

(Ungrounded)

For Dual Switches

Using the orange wire

connectors from

the hardware bag,

For a Single Switch

Using the orange wire

White

Blue

Black

connectors from

the hardware bag, connect

the black wire (ungrounded)

from the ceiling to the black

and the blue wires from the
fan. Connect the white wire

(grounded) from the ceiling to

T

E

K

C

A

R

B

I

G

N

the white wire from the fan.

F

R

N

O

A

F

M

connect the white wire

(grounded) from the

ceiling to the white wire

from the fan.

Connect the black wire

(ungrounded) from the

ceiling to the black wire

from the fan. Connect the

second (ungrounded) wire

from the ceiling to the blue

wire from the fan.

Refer to CAUTION c.1 on pg. 2

Turn the splices upward and push them carefully back through the hanger bracket

into the outlet box. Spread the wires apart, with the grounded wires on one side of

the outlet box and the ungrounded wires on the other side of the outlet box.

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Motor Housing

Indentation

Notch

Screw

Holes

Motor

Housing

Screw

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Raise the motor housing up over the motor

and ceiling bracket. Turn the motor housing

so the screw holes align and the indentation

in the housing locks into place with the notch

in the ceiling bracket. The motor housing is

not secured until the next step is complete.

Do not leave unattended.

With a Phillips head screwdriver, install

the four motor housing screws found

in the hardware bag. Tighten all four

screws securely.

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Blades

Insert grommets found in the hardware

Lightly attach the blade irons to the

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bag into the holes in the blades, then
secure each blade to a blade iron with
screws found in the hardware bag.

motor with screws found in

the hardware bag, then securely

tighten after both screws are attached.

Your blades are shielded with Dust Armor® which

is a nanotechnology coating that repels dust. For

cleaning the fan, use soft brushes or cloths to prevent

scratching. Cleaning agents may damage the nishes.

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Switch Housing

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Screw two housing assembly screws

from the hardware bag halfway into

the motor housing. It does not matter

which two screw holes you choose.

Feed the wire plug through the center

hole of the upper switch housing, then

wrap keyhole slots around the screws and

twist counterclockwise.

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Insert the third screw, found in

the hardware bag, into place and then

tighten all three screws.

Make sure the upper switch housing is securely
attached to the mounting plate. Failure to properly

secure all 3 assembly screws could result in the switch
housing xture falling.

Light Kit

Connect the plugs from the

upper and lower switch housings.

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Make sure to line up the colored

markings on the connectors.

Want to install your fan without a light kit?

Go to www.CasablancaFanCo.com/FAQs and click

“How do I install my fan without the light kit?”

Lift the lower switch housing

up until the screw holes line up

with the screw holes in the upper

switch housing.

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Insert three switch

housing screws, found in

the hardware bag.

Make sure the lower switch housing is securely attached to
the upper switch housing. Failure to properly secure all three

assembly screws could result in the light xture falling.

Install a CFL bulb into each socket.

Light Kit (continued)

Bowl

Glass

Holder

Light

Pull
Chain

Fan
Pull

Chain

Turn Power

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Finial Cap

Finial

Press the bowl and glass holder

ush against the metal plate.

Thread the light pull chain

through the hole in the center of

the nial cap and thread the fan

pull chain through the grommet

hole in the side of the nial cap.

Thread the light pull chain

through the hole in the nial and

screw the nial onto the threaded

rod. Connect the pull chain

pendants to the short chains

coming from the fan.

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ON

Be sure to turn the

power back on at

the breaker and the

switch before trying

to operate fan.

Note: Glass shade style and number of lights may vary.

CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU’RE DONE!

See next page for fan
operation instructions.

Maintenance, Operation & Cleaning

Turn Power

Bowl

Glass

Holder

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OFF

Be sure to turn off

the power to the fan

before performing

any maintenance or

relamping.

Finial Cap

Finial

Changing the bulbs - Unscrew

the nial and remove it from the

threaded rod. Remove the nial cap

and unscrew the globe keeper while

supporting the globe with your other

hand. Carefully remove the globe.

Unscrew bulbs and replace with

bulbs of same type and wattage.

Reinstall the globe assembly.

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Reverse

Switch

Changing the direction of air

ow - Move the reverse switch

to the opposite position.

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Cleaning the fan - Use soft

brushes or cloths to prevent

scratching. Cleaning products

may damage the nishes.

For questions regarding removing a light kit, call

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Troubleshooting

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Fan doesn’t work

• Make sure power switch is on.

• Pull the pull chain to make sure

it is on.

• Push the motor reversing switch
rmly left or right to ensure that

it is engaged.

• Check the circuit breaker to
ensure the power is turned on.

• Make sure the blades spin freely.

• Turn off power from the circuit

breaker, then loosen the canopy
and check all the connections
according to the wiring diagram
on page 7.

• Check the plug connection in
the switch housing.

Excessive wobbling

• Tighten all of the blade and

blade iron screws until they
are snug.

• Use the provided balancing
kit and instructions to balance
the fan.

Noisy Operation

• Tighten the blade and blade

iron screws until they are snug.

• Check to see if any of the
blades are cracked. If so, replace
all of the blades.

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